Victory Wembanyam, likely the first pick in the 2023 NBA draft, starts a finals run in Europe. Win or lose, what we know he'll be one of the tallest NBA players.
Whether Wembanyama helps bring home the first championship for Metropolitans 92 may have little correlation his future success in the NBA with the best players in the world.
And, it's a bit of apples and oranges to compare a stellar high school career like LeBron James, a one-and-done college career like Anthony Davis or even a four-year college career like Tim Duncan's – the Spurs' last No. 1 pick. So here's a look at the how his stature compares with others who have played in the NBA.
So for now, we can compare the very basics: Wembanyama's height and weight to the stars he'll be competing against and some of the NBA's greatest.Once Wembanyama steps on the floor in a regular season game this October, he will join a fraternity of the 25 tallest players in NBA history. He did not attend the NBA combine, so there's no official record now of his height, but most say he's 7'4" and estimates have ranged from 7'3" to 7'5".
If you put every NBA player's height and weight on a single chart, you'll see Wembanyama's 19-year-old frame is much closer to rail-thin Manute Bol than Gheorghe Muresan. Some of speculated, though, that modern training techniques will help Wembanyama build muscle he'll need for the rigors of the NBA.Although intimidating to anyone he's covering, Wembanyama's 8-foot wingspan is still a couple inches short of the longest recorded in the NBA combine's history.
As for this year's draft class who attended the combine, Wembanyama's estimated 8 feet of arm length edges out, the only two players over 7 feet at the combine, have announced plans to return their respective schools in the fall. Edey will attempt to help the Boilermakers avenge their first-round loss to a 16 seed in March.
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